Start hereVPS, dedicated or web hosting: choose the responsibility you need
Match your application, operating responsibilities and resource needs to the three HM Bastion hosting families.
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Three routes through the fortress.
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Choose your foundation
Move from a project brief to a configuration you can explain.
Protect and recover
Connect everyday maintenance with access controls and a recovery plan.
Deploy and operate
Work through payment, website management and the next operational step.
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VPS, dedicated or web hosting: choose the responsibility you need
Match your application, operating responsibilities and resource needs to the three HM Bastion hosting families.
Switzerland or Germany: choose a hosting region with a practical checklist
Compare audience routes, application dependencies, regional prices and deployment requirements before choosing Switzerland or Germany.
Read a server specification: CPU, memory, storage and network
Understand virtual cores, ECC memory, NVMe storage and the difference between aggregate network capacity, port speed and included bandwidth.
DDoS protection and backups: build two different lines of defence
Understand what traffic mitigation, application security, replication, snapshots and independent backups each contribute to a hosting recovery plan.
Crypto checkout: check the asset, network and payment instruction together
Follow HM Bastion’s separate crypto selection and payment pages, with a clear checklist for supported networks, exact amounts, expiry and order status.
WordPress on cPanel or Plesk: choose a panel and keep a maintenance routine
Compare HM Bastion’s Keystone Web and Gateway Web ranges, then plan WordPress updates, access, backups and migration checks.
A faster WordPress site starts with finding the slow layer
Separate browser weight, uncached PHP work, database queries and cache behaviour before changing a WordPress hosting configuration.
Size a SQL database around its working set and expensive queries
Use query plans, concurrency, memory behaviour and storage growth to distinguish a database resource shortage from inefficient application work.
Keep HTTPS working through the whole certificate lifecycle
Plan domain validation, certificate renewal, deployment and external checks so HTTPS remains correct after the first successful installation.
IPv4, IPv6 and firewalls: review the paths into your server
Inventory listening services, public addresses and firewall policies across both IP families before publishing an application or changing network access.
Build a VPS capacity test that answers a real planning question
Define a representative workload, useful success criteria and safe stop conditions before comparing VPS resource allocations or planning a traffic increase.
Hosting incident: coordinate recovery and write a useful support request
Coordinate a hosting incident with a clear owner, a factual timeline, protected evidence, reversible changes and a concise support request.
Secure SSH access to your VPS and preserve a recovery route
Build a practical SSH access policy with verified host keys, individual accounts, tested authentication and a recovery path.
Run a restore drill: turn RPO and RTO into a recovery procedure
Set recovery targets, build a coherent backup set and measure a safe restore with application-level checks.
Move hosting with a tested cutover and a realistic rollback plan
Plan application data, destination checks, DNS changes and the point after which rollback needs data reconciliation.
Run Docker on a VPS with a production operating plan
Plan container resources, persistent data, published ports, releases and bounded logs before deploying a Compose application.
Monitor a VPS with signals that lead to a useful first response
Build a focused service dashboard, actionable alerts and an initial diagnostic sequence for errors, latency and resource pressure.
DNS records and TTLs: prepare a change you can verify
Understand address, alias and mail records, plan for cached answers and verify a DNS change without confusing it with application readiness.
Choose your next foundation.
Compare the actual resources, region and options in our hosting catalogue. The team can help with requirements that need a closer look.